Critical Analysis of Leadership Development
Quick Info
- Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
- Course code: EDU580
- Credit points: 10
- Subject coordinator: David Hastie
Prerequisites
The following courses are prerequisites:
- EDU400 Biblical Foundations of Education or 40 credit points
Awards offering Critical Analysis of Leadership Development
This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:
Unit Content
Outcomes
- Explain and interpret insights on educational leadership practice from a diversity of sources and learning areas as filtered through a Biblical worldview;
- Appraise the leadership development processes engaged in during postgraduate study or another approved leadership development program;
- Critique leadership development experiences based on current research and literature in the field, as well as biblical perspectives and suggest changes to established ideas and practices;
- Summarise and critically evaluate unstated worldviews that are embedded in leadership development programs in order to ensure a fundamental coherence in one’s approach to educational leadership and management;
- Describe the design and delivery of training programs that are based upon Biblical presuppositions to enhance worldview and life values of a school community.
Subject Content
- Unit overview: A worldview toolkit: Principle and mindset.
- Discussion of leadership development literature
- Discussion of leadership development programs
- Reflection and feedback on worldview perspectives in leadership development
This course may be offered in the following formats
- Face-to-Face
- Distance/ Global Online
- Intensive (5 days of classes/7 hours per day followed by 85 hours reading, writing and assignments)
- Extensive (5 days spread over the semester)
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Assessment Methods
- Forum posts (10%)
- Summative Evaluation Essay (40%)
- 3 Critical Analysis Reports (50%)
Prescribed Text
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